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A case of alleged social ostracism against the family of an additional superintendent of police (ASP) has surfaced from Dhenkanal district in Odisha.
According to sources, the incident has been reported from the Aukhama area of Dhenkanal where additional SP Niranjan Behera stated that his family was facing social and religious boycott for the past 11 months.
As per reports, a dispute began between the ASP’s family and the villagers in September 2023 over the construction of a road. Locals had reportedly asked the family to leave around five feet of land around their plot to facilitate the construction of a concrete road, intended to be for public use.
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The family allegedly did not pay any heed to the demand following which the villagers staged a social boycott. In his letter to the district collector, Behera alleged that his family is not allowed access to temples, shops, and other places in the area.
Meanwhile, the ASP is currently posted in Balasore and Aukhama happens to be his native village. Sources also added that two FIRs regarding the case were filed by the family against the social boycott imposed by the villagers and a chargesheet was already issued.
The social boycott of an additional SP comes at a time when several cases of alleged social boycott have been reported from various parts of Odisha.
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Recently, members from three families in the Puri district accused residents of the Palasri village of socially boycotting them over their refusal to vote for a particular party in the last state assembly elections.
